Coleophora niveistrigella Wocke, 1876
from Toll (1962a)
case
Tubular silken case of c. 1.5 cm length, abundantly covered with sand grains, rear end strongly drawn out, mouth angle 45-55°. The larva hibernates in the soil. During hibernation the narrowed rear end of the case is shed, resulting in an totally different spring case. Cases at the underside of the leaves (I & A Šulcs, 1989a).
hostplants
Caryophyllaceae, monophagous
Gypsophila fastigiata.
BENELUX
Not known from the Benelux countries (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
distribution within Europe
From Latvia to the Pyrenees and Alps, and from France to Slovakia; also South Russia (Fauna Europaea, 2010).
synonyms
Coleophora muehligella Wocke, 1876.
references
Adamczewski (1947a), Baldizzone (1979a), Baldizzone & van der Wolf (2000a), Baldizzone, van der Wolf & Landry (2006a), Beiger (1955a), Biesenbaum & van der Wolf (1999a), Hering (1957a), Ivinskis & Savenkov (1991a), Patzak (1974a), Razowski (1990a), Schütze (1931a), Suire (1961a), I & A Šulcs (1989a), Szőcs (1977a), Toll (1952a, 1962a).